Brian Gionta News

The Montreal Canadiens, already missing center Lars Eller, will be without top forwards Max Pacioretty and Brian Gionta due to upper-body injuries when they take the ice Friday for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Ottawa Senators.

Gionta, the Canadiens' captain, was a minus-2 with two shots on goal in 16:09 of ice time in Game 1.

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#Habs don't have a morning skate because of the back-to-back games, but injured players Mathieu Darche & Brian Gionta are skating.

Gionta had been previously ruled out for the season but hopes to return. The team's captain scored eight goals and 15 points in 31 games.

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Gionta on returning to #Habs lineup this season "I'm hopeful but doubtful".

Gionta had been previously ruled out for the season so we are guessing his presence on the road is for moral support. The team's captain scored eight goals and 15 points in 31 games.

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#Habs Gionta is indeed sticking around, doing some rush drills to start

Gionta is practicing with the team for the first time since getting hurt. Multiple reports confirmed he was also taking contact. The Habs captain has been sidelined since December 8th and has eight goals and 15 points through 29 games.

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#Habs Gomez, Gionta, White on ice now, not making trip to Ottawa

The Habs play three consecutive road games to end the year so you can rule out these three from playing again in 2011. Gionta has eight goals and 15 points through 29 games but last played on December 8th.

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#canadiens Brian Gionta (groin) Scott Gomez (groin) are not skating.

Gionta continues to be held out of the lineup which has hurt the team's chances in earning a victory. The captain has scored eight goals and 15 points through 29 games and is probably the team's most consistent scorer.

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Absent during the last four games, the Canadiens captain Brian Gionta will not play this week. Wounded at the bottom of the body, the attacker has not been skating.

More bad news for Gionta owners as the Habs captain is scheduled to miss another week of action. The Rochester, New York native is sixth among forwards with 15 points.

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#Habs Martin now saying Gionta is out indefinitely (lower body -- at least a week).

Rough news for the team's captain. The diminutive forward scored eight goals and 15 points over 29 games and has 20 goals or more in any season where he's played over 60 games. Expect Louis Leblanc to stay on his line in the meantime.

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Brian Gionta out today for Canadiens with lower-body injury.

Bad news for the Canadiens, who will have to play without their captain. The diminutive forward scored eight goals and 15 points over 29 games and has 20 goals or more in any season where he's played over 60 games.

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